<p>I’m not even sure one COULD become certified to teach music with a general education degree and a music minor. I know it’s not possible in NY state.
OP, again, I am not intending to be rude, but to teach a particular subject, one should be GOOD at it. First, you are theorizing about something that isn’t possible and second, even if it was, you would be doing students a terrible disservice if you are not proficient on an instrument and if you’re not even really sure teaching music is what you’d like to do. Forgive me if I err, but that is how I’m reading your post.As has been disussed here ad infinitum, Music Education should not be looked at as as something to “fall back on” if one doesn’t want to/can’t make it as, a performance major. As a Music Ed major, you still have to have an instrument, or voice, on which to audition and which is considered to be your “primary” instrument. You then have to take instruction on other instruments in other groups (strings, woodwinds, percussion, etc). Do you play anything besides the guitar? Have you had piano instruction? I’m hoping that you are a HS junior, because if you’re a senior, this discussion is taking place too late-although I’m sure someone will come up with a school that has a later application date if you have the other stats (such as that instrument) which would make it feasible. Have you talked to your Guidance Counselor? He/she will hate me for sending you in their direction right now as the are smack in the middle of “busy season”! You should also talk with one of your HS’s music faculty and do some brainstorming there.</p>